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Best of Eastern Himalayas
Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
Go
chugging up the Himalayas in a UN World Heritage train - the Darjeeling
toy train. Yes, this package into the high reaches of East India is as
exotic as it gets: deep jungles, tea gardens, mysterious pine forests, old
world and Raj nostalgia and romance - Gangtok, Kalimpong, Darjeeling -
even the names of the destinations have a lyrical ring.
Day 1: NJP Station / Bagdogra Airport - Kalimpong (75 kms / 3 hrs)
On
arrival at NJP Station / Bagdogra Airport, transferred to Kalimpong (75 kms / 3 hrs) for an
overnight stay at a hotel in Kalimpong.
Day 2: Kalimpong - Gangtok (85 kms / 03 hrs)
After breakfast, you will be taken on a half day sight seeing tour of
Kalimpong which includes stops at Dello Hills, Dr. Graham's Home
School, Flower Nurseries, Jang-Dong-Palriffo Brang Monastery and Durbin Dara
Hill.
In the afternoon, drive down to Gangtok, the capital of the tiny Himalayan
state of
Sikkim with an overnight stay at Gangtok.
Day 3: Gangtok
After breakfast, a half day sight seeing tour of Rumtek Monastery, Droul
Chorthen, Research Institute of Tibetology, Directorate of Handicraft &
Handloom and Flower Show.
The rest of the day you are free to relax or explore the hill town on your
own.
Maybe even shop for bargains at the local marketplace.
Overnight stay at Gangtok.
Day 4: Gangtok - Tshangu Lake - Gangtok
After breakfast, set off on a scenic drive to Tshangu
Lake - situated at a height of 3,780 m.
Here nature seems to revel in her own beauty. You can play in the snow and
if you are adventurous , go on a yak ride around the lake.
Return to Gangtok that evening and halt for the night.
Day 5: Gangtok - Darjeeling (115 kms / 4
hrs)
After breakfast, you will be driven through spectacular mountain terrain
to Darjeeling.
After checking into the hotel, the day is yours & can be spent in
relaxation, shopping and exploration of the hill station of Raj nostalgia
on your own.
Overnight stay at Darjeeling.
Day 6: Darjeeling
It's
an early pre-dawn start (4 am) and you will be taken to Tiger Hill to
catch a spectacular sunrise (subject to weather conditions) over
Kanchenjunga Peak.
A visit to Ghoom Monastery and Batasia Loop on the way back to your hotel,
where breakfast will be served.
Afternoon: A half-day sight seeing tour of Padmaja Naidu Himalayan
Zoological Park, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (closed on Thursday),
Tenzing and Gombu Rock, Tibetan
Refugee Self-Help Center (closed on Sunday) and a tea estate.
Overnight stay at
Darjeeling.
Day 7: Darjeeling
After breakfast,a visit to Gangamaya and the Rock Garden. The rest of the
day can be spent in relaxation, shopping and/or exploring the hill station
on one's own. Maybe even ride the world- famous Darjeeling toy train which
is listed as an UN World Heritage site.
Overnight stay at Darjeeling.
Day 8: Darjeeling - NJP Station / Bagdogra Airport (100 kms / 3 hrs)
After breakfast, you will be transferred to NJP Railway Station / Bagdogra
Airport.
The package ends here.